Speakers

Our confirmed 2025 speakers so far:

Gavin Starks
Icebreaker One
Brandon Keefe
Plus Power
Felix Keck
Ausgrid
Dave Smith
Creative Energy Consulting
Hon Simon Watts
Minister for Energy
Brendan French
Energy Consumers Australia
Hon Shane Jones
Minister for Resources
Evie Trolove
Orion
Anna Berka
Community Power Agency
Pauline Martin
Datagrid
Mike Roan
Meridian Energy
David Binnie
Genesis Energy
Alex Cappy
Basis
Huia Burt
Electric Kiwi
Aamer Daji
Raukawa
Dr John Small
Commerce Commission
Madison Reidy
Markets with Madison | NZME
Mike Fuge
Contact Energy
Dr Marcos Pelenur
EECA
Anna Kominik
Electricity Authority
Sheree Long
Energy Resources Aotearoa
Margaret Cooney
Octopus Energy
Chris Taylor
Powerco
David Knight
Transpower
Linda Mulvihill
Fonterra
Matiu Taurau
Tū Mai Rā Energy
Hayden Mackenzie
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise
Rebecca Mehrtens
Aurecon
Manu Barrett
Solar Sense
Yukio Mashimo
Obayashi Corporation
Peter Spencer
Parkwind
Babu Bahirathan
Nova Energy
John Kidd
Enerlytica
Lauren Curtayne
Chapman Tripp
Dr Linda Wright
New Zealand Hydrogen Council
Sarah Gillies
Electricity Authority
Robert Zagarella
NNNCo
James Carberry
Simply Energy
James France
Meridian Energy
Alana Lampitt
Chapman Tripp
Nicki Sutherland
EEA
Dr Rob Murdoch
Niwa
Stewart Hamilton
Mercury
Mark Toner
Vector
Chris Otton
Electricity Authority
Sam Elder
Orion
Aaron Hochwimmer
Jacobs
Karen Boyes
Major Electricity Users' Group
Jen Nolan
At Large
John Clarke
Transpower
James Kilty
Transpower
Kennie Tsui
New Zealand Geothermal Association
John Hancock
Signature Consulting
James Tipping
Vector
Terry Paddy
Cortexo
Tracey Hickman
Genesis Energy
John Carnegie
Energy Resources Aotearoa
Andy Cameron
At Large
Hugh Chan
Gridsight
Nick Haines
Electric Kiwi
Victoria Crockford
Heft Communications
Chris Ewers
Meridian Energy
Phil Gibson
Mercury
Kishan Gunatunga
Chapman Tripp
Bronwyn Millar
Acumen Republic
Darren Gilchrist
Oji Fibre Solutions
Jeremy Levy
Mercury
Nathan Spence
Electricity Authority
Ramu Naidoo
Transpower
Nigel Barbour
Orion
Jo Appleyard
Chapman Tripp
Jeff Schlichting
Helios Energy
Toby Stevenson
Sapere Research Group